I would like to express my solidarity with Tonio Azzopardi and my admiration toward Magistrate Marseann Farrugia (‘Jailed for assaulting his mother’s lawyer’, February 27) over the assault suffered by the former and the just punishment meted out by the latter.

This was yet another reminder that the so-called liberal professions can and do face serious threats to their physical safety.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.